Big East News Articles

Emily Infeld, now a 10-time All-American, can also call herself a National Champion after winning the 3,000-meter run tonight at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships

St. John’s junior Mike Lampa was named BIG EAST Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, while Notre Dame sophomore Jennifer Kellner was named BIG EAST Women’s Tennis Player of the Week.

A look inside BIG EAST tennis.

Eight BIG EAST women’s basketball teams will compete in the 64-team 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, including No. 1 seeds Notre Dame and Connecticut.

Connecticut sophomore LJ Mazzilli was selected as the BIG EAST Baseball Player of the Week and Notre Dame senior Will Hudgins was named BIG EAST Baseball Pitcher of the week after the fourth week of action.

Syracuse junior Michelle Tumolo was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on March 12.

Jim Marlatt of Notre Dame named Offensive Player of the Week; Chris Creighton tabbed Defensive Player of the Week.

USF senior outfielder Janine Richardson was selected as the BIG EAST Softball Player of the Week and USF sophomore Sara Nevins was named BIG EAST Softball Pitcher of the Week after the fifth week of action.

The nine selections from the BIG EAST mark the second-highest haul from one conference in the tournament's history, trailing only the BIG EAST's 11 teams that reached last year's field. That group produced the conference's fifth NCAA champion when Connecticut completed a remarkable run through the postseason.

Postgame Quotes - Louisville vs. Cincinnati

Postgame Notes - No. 7 Louisville 50, No. 4 Cincinnati 44

Chris Smith scored 15 points and Louisville withstood a closing run by Cincinnati for a 50-44 victory Saturday night that gave the Cardinals their second Big East tournament championship.

Postgame Notes - No. 7 Louisville 64, No. 3 Notre Dame 50

Postgame Quotes - Louisville vs. Notre Dame

Peyton Siva played another near-flawless floor game, Gorgui Dieng scored 16 points and Louisville dominated No. 23 Notre Dame 64-50 on Friday night to reach the Big East tournament championship game for the third time in four years

Sean Kilpatrick keyed Cincinnati’s early 3-point barrage and scored 18 points as the Bearcats held on for a 71-68 victory over No. 2 Syracuse on Friday night in the semifinals of the Big East Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters

Postgame Quotes - Cincinnati vs. Syracuse

Postgame Notes - No. 4 Cincinnati 71, No. 1 Syracuse 68

Postgame Notes - No. 3 Notre Dame 57, No. 6 USF 53

Eric Atkins scored all six of his points in overtime and No. 23 Notre Dame beat South Florida 57-53 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big East Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters